Soap dispensing apparatus



April 25, 1933.

DE WITT C. TYLER SOAP DISPENSING APPARATUS Filed April 7, 1951 A TTORNE Y.

Patented Apr. 25, 1933 UNITED STATE.

DEWI'IT CLINTONV'IYLER, or crr caeo, ILLINOIS soar prsrnnsnve APPARATUS Application filed A rnv, 1931'. Serial in. "528,423.

' sitating the opening of the container for the soa 15 further object is the provision of a paste soap dispensing apparatus in which the soap is ejected in ribbon shape from the bottom thereof by the manipulationof a handleor lever associated with the apparatus, one

soaps 1n which fine sand or powdered pumice stone is an important constituent. This class Qof soap ismarketed either inia fibre or metal wherein the soap seals the opening or passage through which it is designed to be ejected, and one wherein the manifest disadvane tages of removing the top from the container to obtain access tothe soap is entirely dispensed with.

A still a paste soap dispensing apparatus, of means in the apparatus, operated exteriorly thereof for sweeping over the outlet-opening in the bottom of the apparatus, causingthe soap to be ejected through such opening at an easy flow and at a uniform thickness, and likewise in a .desired quantity andthereby obviating the waste of the soap. t

A still further object resides in the construction of an apparatus for this purpose,

r the manner in which the same is removably supported in a'verti'cal position, the manner in which the dasher or ejector is removably mounted upon the operating shaft, the manner in Which said shaft is turned exteriorly of the container, and the manner in whichthe paste soap is ejected in ribbon formation at an angle with. respect to the bottom of the apparatus.

To the attainment of the foregoing the in- 140 vention also consists in other novel features of construction, combination and operative association of parts, one satisfactory embodiment of which is disclosed by the accompanying drawing. V V J In the drawing:. a

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement, with parts broken away and parts in section.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof. parts broken away.

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furtherobject is the provision, in

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view approximatelyon the line 3'3 of Figure 1. Figure 4 is a similar sectional view'approximately on the line .4:4: of Figure *1.

My improvement is primarily Zdesigned for 5 use in machine shops, automobile repair I shops, garages or the like, in which places the hands of the mechanics become soiled. by grease and tar. Such substance cannotbe re- 7 moved by ordinary. soaps and there is on the market a numbersof semi-plastic or paste container and when-:requiredlfor use it is .necessary that the top off-the. containerrbe' removed andthat the user placehis hand in the container to obtain therefrom-, a- ;de-

sired quantity of the soap. .Because of the grease or tar on the hands of the mechanic '7 r the top of the container is hard to remove but when removed the mechanic grasps a hand fullof'the soap which, .inthemajority of instances ismore than requiredand,therefore, resultsinwaste. .Also the'cans ortcontainers are. placed-indiscriminately about the shop so that-time is lost in locating the same.

It willbenoted as the description-progresses that with .my improvement th'e'simple manipulation ofthe: handle arranged 'exterio'rly" 30 of the casing will'cause' the paste soap to flow in ribbon shape through the bottom of the container in desired quantities so that the difficulty. of obtaining soap from the containerand the waste created thereby will be effectively overcome. a

The container disclosed by the drawing may be of the ordinary construction, that is,

the same may be offibre or of metal. The

7 container is of cylindrical .formation-andis indicated by, the numeral 1. The container is designed to be supported in. a vertical position and, therefore, I secure upon the wall of, the shop oranupright the ends. of

e a spring strap 2. -The body of the strap 'is '95 rounded upon itself. The offset ends of the strap have the securing means therefor also passing through the offset ends of an out-v wardly arched spring saddle 3, and the outer Y portion of thesaddle is bowed outwa dly, as""1 0 1 :#by the numeral 13, is straightand the outer 7 vertical position.

The top of the container 1 is open and is closediby a removable flangedcap 6, the said cap having its center opening therethrough surrounded by an annular flange 7. The bottom of the container is'crimpe'd or-bent at the center thereof to form the same with a concaved bearing 8 for the pointed end 9 of a hexagonal shaft 10. The shaft ,lO GXlZGIIdS throu said; anger flzhesha-ft :is provided with a longitudinaland transverse slot which .ex-

tends ifroinlafslightdistance above its journah-end 19' which terminates a suitable disgxtance fromitslouter end; The slotisdesi-gned 2120 receive therein a platethat provides a g-dasher'ill. 'The I'dasher has its lower. edge centrally -1forn'1ed -With a substantially .V- shaped :notch 12 whose :inner wall, indicated vorritopedge of the dasher is curved, as at 14, .theeurvature ebeing-struck from "the center-of ithe straight wa1l 13 provided by the sn'otohr- By *thisarrangement it will be noted Ofithe isame being received in'the opening provided :therefor in the shaft and obviously permits of the removal of the 'dasher from the shaft. V I

5 ".The ibottomv ofthe container is provided with a. slot or opening that affords 'a delivery mouthr15 for .thewpaste soapin'the con- =ta1 ner. illlhe mouth is-preferably formed slitting the bottom ofthe container and by "bending atheiibottom in opposite directions vfrom the said slit to provide an inwardly directed gangle iflange -16 and,an outwardly fidirected angle flange 17. The flange l6 affords a k'nife or cutter-and the flange 17 profvides adirecting lip for :the delivery mouth. -'!I l1e lower andistraight edge of the dasher -11 is disposed only :a slight distance away ifrom the knife lor cutter flange 16, so that of the dasher will cause the :latter to sweep over the knife and thereby forcibly eject ygthroughzthe delivery mouth15 arquantity of the-paste soap in ribbon formation and of a :de sird'wwid th :andithickness. {Ihesoap is -idirectedalong 'the lip i=7, and is, therefore, delivered at an angle with respect to the Ieontainer. h

' 0n gtheyupper end of the hexagonal shaft '10 there is" the hollow headed end 18 of a lever-'19. "Theh'ead is freely journaled on ithe outerend' of the shaftlO and rests on r th'e flange? of-the closure fi; In the hollow head there isa ratchet wh'eel 19 that; has a I ih'exagon'al bore to receive the shaft 10 therethrough and to lock the said wheel on the h the flange 7 and finds a bearing in like turning to the :dasher, l1. proj ects suitable ,distance beyond the container sothat thesamecan bereadily grasped by the operator and by man pulating-the is to be refilled. ;a permanent fixture and,r.eceive'-therei1 i the usual paste soap containersyvhose top ra d 13116 tu'rningof theshaft 'and the like turning shaft. This ratchet wheel is engaged by a spring pawl 20 that is fixed in the hollow head 18. The hollow head 18 is covered by a cap plate 21 secured thereon by removable means 22. The end of the shaft passes through a round opening in the cap plate 21 and terminatesin a line with the cap plate.

The upper end of the shaft, and the cap havearranged thereover a washer 23, which is contacted by the head of the bolt or screw '23 that is threadedly received in the shaft 1 The lever 19 is designed to be oscillated in "a horizontahdirection to cause the pawl 20 to engage with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 19 ,to impart a turning to-tlie'shaft lOand a The lever lever a desired quantity of paste soap ;may

be delivered from the. container in 'a manner as previously described. The'paste soap is ejected from, the. container gonly in desired quantities so that there will be nowwasto. The soap normally seals the delivery mouth .15 so thauthe container is, practically air- ;tight and thus .itheflcontents wthereof are ,in- ,definitely preserved. The flasher, .capor closure; and the lever may be simultaneously removed from the container when the same The container -;in ay rema;in

bottom are removed or the said container may beof the ordinary type in which paste ,soapis commercialized.

The construction, operation and advantages of my improvement'jwill, it is thought,

he readily understoodfzand appreciated by those skilledin the art J Which suchlinventlon relates so that further description will not be required. Obviously I dolnot Lwish to ,be restricted to the precise details herein'set forth and, therefore, l ii;)ld.,myself entitled to ,makesuch changes therefrom as fairly fall Wi in the Q PQ o WhatII-c aim "Having describedthe invention, I claim: 1. A container for paste soap or the like having a'bearingin its bottom and an opening adj acentthe'bearing whose sidesare providedwith respective-inwardly and gutwardly directed angle flanges, a removable flanged top for the container having an opening" in the center thereof surrounded by a flange, a shaft having apointed end received inthe bearing, and the: said shaft, likewise extending through the flange of the'closure, said shaft being slotted longitudinally. a dasherplate having its lower' 'end not'ched and its upper edgejstruck at a curvature, removably'received through the open ng, and

an operating lever for the shaft. I

"-2. 'A container forypaste soap orthe like having a bearing in its bottomand'an'opening adjacent the bearing whose sides are pro vided with respective inwardly and outwardly directed angle flanges, a removable flanged top for the container having an opening in the center thereof surrounded by a flange, a shaft having a pointed end received in the bearing, and the said shaft likewise extending through the flange of the closure, said shaft being slotted longitudinally, a dasher plate having its lower end notched and its upper edge struck at a curvature, and removably received through the opening, an operating lever having a hollow head freely journaled on the outer end of the shaft and resting on the flange of the closure, a ratchet wheel fixed on the said end of the shaft and received in the hollow head, a pawl in the hollow head to engage with the ratchet, a closure plate for the hollow head and means removably securing the head on the shaft.

3. A device for the purpose set forth, a longitudinally slotted shaft, a dasher plate supported and frictionally engaged in the slot, said dasher having its lower edge formed with a centrally located V-shaped notch in its lower edge and its upper edge struck at a curvature from the center of the notch and the distance between the notch and so the curved edge being approximately equal or slightly less than the length of the slot.

4. A container'for paste soap or the like having a slot in the bottom thereof with one edge of the slot disposed inwardly of the bottom, a shaft journaled within the container and having a longitudinal slot, a dasher plate arranged in the slot and having a centrally located notch in its lower edge, whereby said edge terminates in close prox- 40 imity to the bottom of the container, the upper edge of the dasher plate being curved and engaging the adjacent end of the slot of said shaft, and means for rotating said shaft.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

4.5 DE WITT CLINTON TYLER. 

